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Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000
enables the development and management of application integration
within and between organizations using the universal standard of
XML. BizTalk Server 2000 provides comprehensive process management
and is a platform for reliable business document interchange and
business processes integration. |
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Microsoft BizTalk Server
2000
Businesses are striving to streamline operations
while improving customer satisfaction. Automating
business processes, such as supply chain transactions,
in a business-to-business
e-commerce solution, accomplishes both -
reducing costs by minimizing human intervention and
improving communication with customers by enabling
information self-service and by improving the accuracy
of that information. Microsoft® BizTalk™ Server
facilitates this new way of transacting business in a
variety of scenarios. Trading
Partner Integration
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Trading partners rarely share the same internal
systems. This makes the process of conducting business a
largely manual operation. BizTalk Server enables
seamless, automated information interchange between two
or more trading partners. This includes the ability to
do traditional electronic document interchange over the
Internet, integrating supply chains across multiple
organizations, order management, invoicing, and shipping
coordination. Automated
Procurement
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For companies looking at solutions for managing their
procurement infrastructure, BizTalk Server allows order
tracking and is an ideal solution for automating MRO
purchases. These are items such as Maintenance services,
Repair of equipment, and Operating supplies such as
desks, office supplies, etc. These purchases are
high-maintenance, high human overhead that are
fundamental to business operations but not an integral
part of the sell-side of the business. End-to-End Business Process Integration
(BPI)
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BPI can be thought of as trading partner integration
and automated procurement plus. In the simplest form it
allows business to link any of their multiple business
processes. This includes ERP integration, such as JD
Edwards to Baan, SAP to Peoplesoft, etc., as well as
web-based commerce solutions such as Microsoft
Commerce Server 2000. It also allows for integration
with legacy systems. |
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